Friday, June 29, 2012

Sounds of Silence

Some weeks ago we went to an audio store. For all practical purposes the trip
was uneventful. The store did not have anything different from the last time we
were there. The same plastic sleeves covered the same albums. The same “Blown
Away” art print was hanging on the same wall. The same featured system was playing
the same Sarah Vaughan selections.

Furthermore,
the same nonchalance permeated this visit just as it has with our previous
visits. What I mean by this is the attitude of the apparent owner was, shall we say, aloof.
Some might even say he was unapproachable. Others could argue he lacked a
certain je ne sais quoi that is requisite for individuals in the sales
industry.

Situations
like this always make me feel a little bit naughty, and I considered doing
something to stir things up, like making that noise the Turtleman makes on the
Discovery Channel or doing a headstand in the apex of the sweet spot to see if the music sounded better upside down. Instead,
I thwacked around as quietly as possible in my flip flips so as not to disturb the proprietor while I did my private research, which I have
now… officially… published.